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Research paper thumbnail of Inspection/Maintenance Program Evaluation: Replicating the Denver Step Method for an Atlanta Fleet

Environmental Science & Technology, May 14, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Green Tape: A Theory of Effective Organizational Rules

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Feb 25, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Opening the Black Box of Red Tape Research

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Jun 14, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Emotional Labor and Crisis Response: Working on the Razor's Edgeby Sharon H. Mastracci, Mary E. Guy, and Meredith A. Newman

International Public Management Journal, Jul 3, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Formal Hierarchies and Informal Networks: How Organizational Structure Shapes Information Search in Local Government

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Feb 22, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Red Tape and Clean Air: Title V Air Pollution Permitting Implementation as a Test Bed for Theory Development

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 1999

Research paper thumbnail of Employers as Mediating Institutions for Public Policy: The Case of Commute Options Programs

Policy Studies Journal, Nov 1, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Green Tape and Public Employee Rule Abidance: Why Organizational Rule Attributes Matter

Public Administration Review, Sep 1, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction to the Symposium Issue on Reappraising Bureaucracy in the 21st Century

Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, May 19, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Can We Talk? An Exploratory Study of Gender and Network Ties in a Local Government Setting

arXiv (Cornell University), Feb 11, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Can Bureaucracy Benefit Organizational Women?

Administration & Society, May 1, 2009

A significant body of evidence suggests that bureaucratized organizations provide greater career ... more A significant body of evidence suggests that bureaucratized organizations provide greater career rewards to women than do less bureaucratized organizations. Beyond career rewards, are there ways in which bureaucracy can benefit organizational women? This study explores potential answers to this question by examining perceptions of bureaucracy held by public employees. Analyzing qualitative and quantitative data collected from the employees of four cities in a Midwestern state, the study detects pronounced gender differences in perceptions of bureaucracy, particularly with regard to legitimacy, efficiency, equity, and control. These results suggest ways in which bureaucracy can empower the participation of women in organizations.

Research paper thumbnail of Creating Effective Rules in Public Sector Organizations

Research paper thumbnail of Gender Dimensions of Public Service Motivation

Social Science Research Network, May 19, 2009

ABSTRACT Feminist scholars of public administration have critiqued the dominance of masculine ima... more ABSTRACT Feminist scholars of public administration have critiqued the dominance of masculine imagery in public administration theory and practice. However, public service motivation is one area of public administration discourse that contains both feminine and masculine imagery. Focusing on Perry’s multidimensional public service motivation scale, the authors borrow from a range of social science literatures to contend that compassion is a feminine dimension of public service motivation, whereas attraction to policy making and commitment to public service are masculine dimensions. Data from a survey of public managers in state health and human service agencies reveal that women score higher on Perry’s compassion subscale but also on attraction to policy making. No statistically significant gender differences were found on commitment to public service.

Research paper thumbnail of Can Bureaucracy Benefit Organizational Women? An Exploratory Study

Social Science Research Network, Mar 19, 2009

Abstract: A significant body of evidence suggests that bureaucratized organizations provide great... more Abstract: A significant body of evidence suggests that bureaucratized organizations provide greater career rewards to women than do less bureaucratized organizations. Beyond career rewards, are there ways that bureaucracy can benefit organizational women? This study ...

Research paper thumbnail of Managerial Practices and Diversity Climate: The Roles of Workplace Voice, Centralization and Teamwork

Public Administration Review, Apr 3, 2022

Diversity climate—shared employee perceptions of the extent to which an organization is inclusive... more Diversity climate—shared employee perceptions of the extent to which an organization is inclusive and fair—is of increasing interest to public administration scholars. While research has linked diversity climate to a range of employee and organizational outcomes, less is known about how common managerial practices affect diversity climate. This article addresses this gap by examining three such practices: workplace voice, centralized decision‐making, and teamwork. Each is theoretically expected to act upon both the inclusion and fairness dimensions of diversity climate. We test these expectations using regression analysis of departmental‐level data collected through surveys of four North Carolina public organizations. The results suggest that workplace voice and teamwork enhance diversity climate, while centralized decision‐making diminishes it in workplaces with mostly white employees. Practically speaking, the results imply that common management techniques that benefit public organizations also foster positive diversity climates.Evidence for Practice Employee perceptions of the extent to which an organization is fair and inclusive, known as diversity climate, have been linked to a range of important organizational outcomes. Common managerial practices that produce organizational benefits also appear to strengthen diversity climate, specifically workplace voice, decentralized decision‐making, and teamwork. Public managers wishing to improve diversity climate should consider giving employees meaningful voice in workplace decisions, pushing decisions downward, and fostering teamwork.

Research paper thumbnail of Can effective organizational rules keep employees from leaving? a study of green tape and turnover intention

Public Management Review, Jan 13, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Public sector diversity research: taking stock

Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Oct 23, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Red Tape and Public Employees: Does Perceived Rule Dysfunction Alienate Managers?

Social Science Research Network, May 19, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Formal Hierarchies and Informal Networks: How Organizational Structure Shapes Information Search in Local Government

arXiv (Cornell University), Jun 14, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Gender Imbalance in Public Sector Leadership: The Glass Cliff in Public Service Careers

Research paper thumbnail of Inspection/Maintenance Program Evaluation: Replicating the Denver Step Method for an Atlanta Fleet

Environmental Science & Technology, May 14, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Green Tape: A Theory of Effective Organizational Rules

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Feb 25, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Opening the Black Box of Red Tape Research

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Jun 14, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Emotional Labor and Crisis Response: Working on the Razor's Edgeby Sharon H. Mastracci, Mary E. Guy, and Meredith A. Newman

International Public Management Journal, Jul 3, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Formal Hierarchies and Informal Networks: How Organizational Structure Shapes Information Search in Local Government

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Feb 22, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Red Tape and Clean Air: Title V Air Pollution Permitting Implementation as a Test Bed for Theory Development

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 1999

Research paper thumbnail of Employers as Mediating Institutions for Public Policy: The Case of Commute Options Programs

Policy Studies Journal, Nov 1, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Green Tape and Public Employee Rule Abidance: Why Organizational Rule Attributes Matter

Public Administration Review, Sep 1, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction to the Symposium Issue on Reappraising Bureaucracy in the 21st Century

Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, May 19, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Can We Talk? An Exploratory Study of Gender and Network Ties in a Local Government Setting

arXiv (Cornell University), Feb 11, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Can Bureaucracy Benefit Organizational Women?

Administration & Society, May 1, 2009

A significant body of evidence suggests that bureaucratized organizations provide greater career ... more A significant body of evidence suggests that bureaucratized organizations provide greater career rewards to women than do less bureaucratized organizations. Beyond career rewards, are there ways in which bureaucracy can benefit organizational women? This study explores potential answers to this question by examining perceptions of bureaucracy held by public employees. Analyzing qualitative and quantitative data collected from the employees of four cities in a Midwestern state, the study detects pronounced gender differences in perceptions of bureaucracy, particularly with regard to legitimacy, efficiency, equity, and control. These results suggest ways in which bureaucracy can empower the participation of women in organizations.

Research paper thumbnail of Creating Effective Rules in Public Sector Organizations

Research paper thumbnail of Gender Dimensions of Public Service Motivation

Social Science Research Network, May 19, 2009

ABSTRACT Feminist scholars of public administration have critiqued the dominance of masculine ima... more ABSTRACT Feminist scholars of public administration have critiqued the dominance of masculine imagery in public administration theory and practice. However, public service motivation is one area of public administration discourse that contains both feminine and masculine imagery. Focusing on Perry’s multidimensional public service motivation scale, the authors borrow from a range of social science literatures to contend that compassion is a feminine dimension of public service motivation, whereas attraction to policy making and commitment to public service are masculine dimensions. Data from a survey of public managers in state health and human service agencies reveal that women score higher on Perry’s compassion subscale but also on attraction to policy making. No statistically significant gender differences were found on commitment to public service.

Research paper thumbnail of Can Bureaucracy Benefit Organizational Women? An Exploratory Study

Social Science Research Network, Mar 19, 2009

Abstract: A significant body of evidence suggests that bureaucratized organizations provide great... more Abstract: A significant body of evidence suggests that bureaucratized organizations provide greater career rewards to women than do less bureaucratized organizations. Beyond career rewards, are there ways that bureaucracy can benefit organizational women? This study ...

Research paper thumbnail of Managerial Practices and Diversity Climate: The Roles of Workplace Voice, Centralization and Teamwork

Public Administration Review, Apr 3, 2022

Diversity climate—shared employee perceptions of the extent to which an organization is inclusive... more Diversity climate—shared employee perceptions of the extent to which an organization is inclusive and fair—is of increasing interest to public administration scholars. While research has linked diversity climate to a range of employee and organizational outcomes, less is known about how common managerial practices affect diversity climate. This article addresses this gap by examining three such practices: workplace voice, centralized decision‐making, and teamwork. Each is theoretically expected to act upon both the inclusion and fairness dimensions of diversity climate. We test these expectations using regression analysis of departmental‐level data collected through surveys of four North Carolina public organizations. The results suggest that workplace voice and teamwork enhance diversity climate, while centralized decision‐making diminishes it in workplaces with mostly white employees. Practically speaking, the results imply that common management techniques that benefit public organizations also foster positive diversity climates.Evidence for Practice Employee perceptions of the extent to which an organization is fair and inclusive, known as diversity climate, have been linked to a range of important organizational outcomes. Common managerial practices that produce organizational benefits also appear to strengthen diversity climate, specifically workplace voice, decentralized decision‐making, and teamwork. Public managers wishing to improve diversity climate should consider giving employees meaningful voice in workplace decisions, pushing decisions downward, and fostering teamwork.

Research paper thumbnail of Can effective organizational rules keep employees from leaving? a study of green tape and turnover intention

Public Management Review, Jan 13, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Public sector diversity research: taking stock

Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Oct 23, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Red Tape and Public Employees: Does Perceived Rule Dysfunction Alienate Managers?

Social Science Research Network, May 19, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Formal Hierarchies and Informal Networks: How Organizational Structure Shapes Information Search in Local Government

arXiv (Cornell University), Jun 14, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Gender Imbalance in Public Sector Leadership: The Glass Cliff in Public Service Careers